Treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus. Part I. Guidelines for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus

We present guidelines for the treatment of various aspects of systemic lupus erythematosus based on current European League Against Rheumatism and American College of Rheumatology recommendations and results of available clinical trials.

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